Enjoy a harvest dinner at Virginville Hotel

The scenic Berks County countryside provides inspiration for a four-course Art of the Harvest Dinner at Virginville Hotel on Sept. 20. Regular dinner service is suspended that evening, allowing 70 guests to participate in what is expected to be a sellout.

“We wanted to ‘go big’ with this,” says restaurant co-owner Wendy Hess. “It’s a show and dinner all in one!”

The event launches at 5 p.m. with a cash bar meet and greet with chef John Warner, Tom Calvaresi, wine-maker of Calvaresi Winery in Bernville, and Kempton artist Jonathan Bond, known for his depictions of rustic Pennsylvania Dutch country. Some of Bond’s art is on display at the restaurant, and he will give a live painting demonstration during the dinner. Calvaresi will offer a discussion of the award-winning winery’s products paired with each course. Dinner starts at 6:15 p.m.